Simon Gallup seems to use Gibson Thunderbirds for most of it (as seen in the DVD with the deluxe edition), although the single "The end of the world" sounds like a Rick, with a bit of chorus.
most of the songs sound like drop-D tuning on the bass.

fave tracks so far are the aforementioned song, The promise and Truth, goodness and beauty.

I saw the Cure early this summer at Coachella and got to hear some of the new songs. I think they were pretty good (I don't remember titles, sorry). I was surprised at how strong they sounded in general. Robert Smith's playing was ok (not great), but the bass, keys, and drums made up for that. Simon played a Thunderbird through the whole set, and it made me miss mine for a moment.

The most recent album I have is Fascination Street. Not a bad soundtrack for my high school days which I am glad are over...

is that a compilation album, or do you mean Disintegration, that Fascination street is on?

The Cure seem to be in vogue again- lots of airplay, lots of bands mentioning them as an influence.
Uncut magazine did a cover feature on them, and the press are giving them far better reviews than in the 90's.

hopefully Simon Gallup will do an interview with a bass magazine at last.....

I bought this album (it's my first Cure album too. But damned Newburry Comics nor Borders had Disintergration), and I had been a long time Cure fan, just never bought the CDs. (I didn't download them either.) I just bought a bunch of compliation CDs of new wave and post punk stuff that had alot of Cure songs on it.

Strange how the Cure is one of my favorite bands and biggest influences, and yet I haven't bought anything of their since Wish. Am I missing out?

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I find myself in your boat on this matter.
Saw them in a field in 1995 and they were the best guitar/pop band I've seen to date. Maybe I was young enough not to be bored senseless by the dry ice and gloominess of it all, bass and guitars arranged with very good taste. What's the song?- edge of the deep sea or (summit?) still stands out as a good memory.